Dear Parents and Guardians,

This morning our students and staff on the Québec trip are

experiencing minus 80 temperatures under clear bright

skies. When I checked in, some were visiting the Science

Centre and some were off to historic Old Montreal. Later today they’ll

head up the St. Lawrence to Québec City and participate in the winter

carnival celebrations. You can see photos and follow along by going to

our Facebook page. Mlle Gair will be making regular posts there. Don’t

forget to share, repost, copy & paste, or somehow let others know about

the great things happening at Cathedral School.

Our kindergarten intake was very successful this year! What a nice turn

around after the challenges we faced last year. Most people had been re-

ferred by friends and colleagues who already have children at Cathedral

School. What a wonderful testament to our staff and our programming.

We know this is a great school, but what do the students think? We

wanted to find out so we created a Graffiti Wall. Liisa has reprinted a few

quotes on the last page of this newsletter but if you can make it inside to

see for yourself, do so, then please continue down to the office and pick up

your very own heart shaped sticky note and add your own comment to the

graffiti wall.

A couple of weeks ago, Todd and another parent thought it would be a great idea to get people together in a different

venue and have some fun. They decided to secure 50 tickets for the upcoming Victoria Royals game on Feb 10. Every-

one attending will be together in the stands, so it will be a great way to support our local team while spending some

social time with other families from CCCS. Get your social face on, pull out that colourful scarf, and get ready to cheer!

Tickets available at the school office. $15 each.

The latest edition of the Diocesan Post, distributed to all Anglican parishes on Vancouver Island, Alert Bay, and the

Gulf Islands contains a nice article about our school. Follow the link in this newsletter to read it.

Yours,

Stuart Hall

Christ Church Cathedral School February 2, 2017

Website: http://christchurchcathedral.bc.ca/

Weekly e-newsletter: http://eepurl.com/czsjBL

Website: https://bc.anglican.ca/

The Diocesan Post — February 2017 edition

We made the front page! See the link to the February edition of The Diocesan Post below.

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Thursday, February 2 Boys volleyball practice after school

Monday, February 6 Grade 3 - 7 VISSA Swim Jamboree @ Commonwealth

Boys volleyball practice at lunch

Tuesday, February 7 Girls volleyball practice after school

Wednesday, February 8 Girls volleyball practice at lunch / Boys volleyball practice after school

Thursday, February 9 Middle School Dance 6:00 - 7:30pm

Friday, February 10 Professional Development Day. No School. Lux Mundi is available

Monday, February 13 BC Family Day. No school. Lux Mundi is NOT available

February 2 – 10, 2017 For detailed listings, please refer to the School Calendar on the website: cathedralschool.ca

We are looking for 1 or 2 parent volun-teers to help visitors tour the school. Please contact the office if you are able to help out. Also, please note that stu-dents are to wear their full uniform with tie on Open House days.

Please help spread the word about our wonderful school!

Please speak to Todd about register-ing your child for care in Lux Mundi during Spring Break: March 13 – 24th.

Forms are available online or from the office.

Registration deadline is February 28th.

Wear red and white (or just red, or pink, or any combination) for Valentine’s Day

Tuesday, February 14th.

There are still lots of tickets available for the Victoria Royals hockey game vs. Kamloops on February 10. All tickets are $15. Get yours soon!

Available from the office.

REMINDER: Please register for Lux Mundi on Friday, February 10 if your child will need care on this Pro-D day.

Summer will be here before you know it. Registration forms are available online or from the office. A red Lux Mundi hat is required for all participants. Want to see how much FUN the Summer Pro-gram is? Watch this video: https://youtu.be/IYMIEYVb5l0

Thank you to all the families who have already submitted their re-

enrolment forms!

Re-enrolment forms for the 2017-2018 school year have been given

to all students from Kindergarten through Grade 7. Please return

your child’s form by Wednesday, February 15th along with

the deposit cheque for $225.00.

If your child will not be returning in September, please return the

re-enrolment form with your child’s name and mark “not return-

ing” on it.

For those families wanting to apply for a bursary, please pick up a

form from the office.

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Stand up to bullying by wearing a pink shirt on

Wednesday, February 22nd

Official T-shirts may be

available to purchase at

London Drugs but you

may also wear your own

pink shirt or accessory

with your school uniform.

For more information

about Pink Shirt Day,

visit:

pinkshirtday.ca

Thursday, February 9th from 6:00pm - 7:30pm in the gym

*** WEAR PINK, RED OR WHITE ***

- Snacks will be sold, but have dinner before you come.

- Student Council members, please be there at 5:40pm. Parents, please be

sure to pick up your child or arrange a ride from the dance promptly at 7:30pm

- Tickets will be on sale at lunch starting Monday, February 6th.

$4 in advance or $6 at the door

Shrove Tuesday (also known as

“Pancake Day”) is the last day be-

fore Lent. Since Lent is a time of

abstinence, or giving things up,

eating pancakes is an indulgence

to be enjoyed while using up the

ingredients that were traditionally

forbidden during Lent, such as butter and eggs.

We will be serving a pancake to each student on the

morning of Tuesday, February 28th to continue this tradi-

tion. Gluten free options will be served to those students

who have gluten allergies.

Salmon eggs are in the tank in the front foyer! (Shhh, they need to rest)

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Breakfast: Tuesday, February 28

We need volunteers to cook, serve and clean up. Please click the link below to volunteer:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4EAFA92FA1FB6-shrove

PSG Meetings: 7:00pm @ The Penny Farthing

February 23 and March 30

Spring Fair: Saturday, May 27th.

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Updates by Mr. James Rhodes

The Christ Church Cathedral athletes have been hard at work as we enter February. The

boys middle school volleyball team has been practicing for weeks leading up to their first

game against SMUS, which ended in a decisive victory for our Flames. The girls team has

also been working tirelessly in order to be ready for their first game. Unfortunately, due to

injuries and the Quebec trip, their first game of the season was cancelled. However, they

are eager to get on the court for their next games in a couple weeks.

The grade five boys basketball team had an amazing first game against Oaklands, with a

complete team-effort win. The boys excelled together with very little practice, and appear

to be an exciting prospect looking ahead to the middle school team. Coming up, there is the

grade 5 basketball jamboree at SMUS and the VISAA swim meet at Commonwealth Pool,

two events that the coaches and athletes are looking forward to with great anticipation.

Want to see sports photos on the Sports Page? We need your help. Any parent attending a

game is encouraged to take photos and send any great shots to office@cathedralschool.ca.

Thank you!

Thursday, February 2: Boys volleyball practice after school

Monday, Friday, 6: Grade 3 - 7 VISSA Swim Jamboree at Commonwealth Pool

Boys volleyball practice at lunch

Tuesday, February 7: Girls volleyball practice after school

Wednesday, February 8: Girls volleyball practice at lunch

Boys volleyball practice after school

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A very successful fundraiser! This year we raised $327.50 for Tokho, the student in India who CCCS has supported for several years. We beat last year’s total by over $100! Thank you to everyone for your support.

— The Outreach Club

A great day on the slopes for CCCS Middle

School students. A huge thank you to our

staff who put in a very loooong day. As you

can see from the big smiles, it was worth it.

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Moving to a new area (let alone a new Country!) comes with many challenges. One of the most

important for parents is how to find the ‘right’ school for their children. In the absence of local

knowledge and friends we spent hours searching the web, checking educational listings and

looking at review sites trying to identify somewhere suitable for our 2 girls (aged 6 and 10).

We had quite a list of important criteria – a strong academic focus, small class sizes, strong

behavioural management, and a supportive & welcoming community: no mean feat!

After viewing and touring many of the local schools we met Stuart and very quickly felt that we

had found somewhere that ticked all the boxes. Our first term at Christ Church has confirmed

these first impressions and in many ways surpassed our expectations.

Academically we have seen both girls improve enormously and have some wonderful and wide

ranging opportunities to support the core subject learning. It was also wonderful to learn about

how many graduates from Christ Church go on to challenge programs, further reinforcing that

academics are clearly highly important here.

The community and families have been so welcoming, from friendly parents in the playground, to

opportunities to get involved with the school, supportive teachers and assistants with a real ‘can

do’ attitude when it comes to managing a fairly complex medical condition as well as everything

else!

Obviously we were aware of the difficult time the school experienced last year and the ongoing

challenges being faced, but to have found such a unique gem of a school that is succeeding in

providing such strong foundations in spite of adversity we are in no doubt that the school will

survive and thrive as more families discover this special place!

~ Joanne & Nicholas Daley

On Monday we created a “graffiti wall” for students to share what they love about our school. One word was used

more times than any other: FRIENDS. Coming in second was TEACHERS. Several students expanded their scope

of gratitude including several mentions of their families, and my personal favourite: “My whole life”. Here are some

sample quotes from the wall, telling what students love most about our school:

Great teachers and my friends

Field Trips

Education

gymnastics

Hot Lunch

Awesome friends Banana Bucks

Awesome teachers

Encouraging teachers and friends

Safety

Like a second family

playground

swimming

Books